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11/7/15: Mt Bailey
This was another one of those, “man alive, I kind of wish it had been harder” (that’s what she said) trips. Bailey was a beautiful, fun...
Nov 12, 20153 min read
Three Sisters Traverse 2015
I had some extremely conflicted feelings going into this trip. This time, I knew how hard it was going to be, and I knew, also, that we...
Nov 10, 20152 min read
9/18/15: Mount Jefferson
For me, Mt Jefferson was the ultimate trip- varied terrain, supposedly interesting climbing, and a beautiful alpine environment all added...
Oct 31, 20155 min read
8/1/2015: North Sister
As my experience and knowledge base has built, North Sister seemed more and more to be the true “test piece” for mountaineering in the...
Aug 12, 20154 min read
Part 2: Broken Top 7/12/2015
Over the last year of this project, we’ve both grown in a number of ways, our mountaineering skill level being a massive factor in that...
Jul 27, 20154 min read
Middle Sister 6/6-6/7/2015
This trip started off lazy and got better…. Although, we still felt a little lazy at the end. Leaving Portland was the first “lazy” point...
Jun 11, 20156 min read
Shastina and Mount Shasta 5/22-5/25/2015
Andy and I rolled out of Portland as soon as we were able to on the afternoon of May 22, aka, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. I...
May 29, 20157 min read
Mount Thielsen 4/18/2015
Going into this climb, I was psyched. Not only does this mountain have a short, relatively flat approach, but the summit spire is just...
May 1, 20153 min read
Valentine’s Day Weekend: Lassen Peak
This was the weekend of mile-reducing short cuts, snow kitchens, early rising, sunburns, and laughing fits. This weekend we drove 8 hours...
Feb 28, 20153 min read
Mt. Saint Helens 11/30/14
One more virgin summit for me and my first climb over varied, snow-covered terrain. Mountain #4 was slated to be southern Oregon’s Mt....
Dec 2, 20142 min read